• Lennart Nico Hastman, Lelystad († 1979)
• Jenny Henline, Salt Lake City, UT (USA) († 2001)
• Chad Guy Hutson [K], Deaf Smith County, Texas
• Robin Fluijt, Zwolle († 1976)

• Arnoldus Geerlings (70), Amstelveen
• Cornelis Harten (77), Den Haag
• Arie van den Bosch (91), Scheveningen, Nederland
• Alida Beers (74), Enschede, Overijssel, Nederland
• (86), Amersfoort / NL
• C Harten (77), Valbonne
• Arie Hoogenhoud (Hogerhout) (78), Amsterdam,, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aaltje Klaver (68)
• Egbert Bruining (84)
• Dirkje Struik (71), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• 1974 » Dominic Matteo, Scottish footballer and journalist
• 1974 » Margo Dydek, Polish basketball player and coach († 2011)
• 1974 » Penélope Cruz, Spanish actress and producer
• 1974 » Richel Hersisia, Dutch boxer
• 1974 » Vernon Kay, English radio and television host
• 1975 » Michael Walchhofer, Austrian skier
• 1976 » Shane Jurgensen, Australian cricketer
• 1978 » Lauren Laverne, English singer and television host
• 1978 » Nate Richert, American actor
• 1978 » Robert Oliveri, American actor

• 1962 » Bennie Osler, South African rugby player (b. 1901)
• 1963 » Wilhelm Weber, German gymnast (b. 1880)
• 1970 » Ed Begley, American actor (b. 1901)
• 1973 » Clas Thunberg, Finnish speed skater (b. 1893)
• 1976 » Richard Hughes, American author and poet (b. 1900)
• 1977 » Ricardo Cortez, American actor (b. 1900)
• 1977 » Sepp Herberger, German footballer and coach (b. 1897)
• 1978 » Mohammed Daoud Khan, Afghan commander and politician, 1st President of Afghanistan (b. 1909)
• 1980 » Tommy Caldwell, American bass player (b. 1949)
• 1987 » Ben Linder, American engineer and activist (b. 1959)

1. Jeroen
2. Jan
3. Mark
4. Johannes
5. Martijn
6. David
7. Robert
8. Patrick
9. Michael
10. Dennis
11. Peter
12. Hendrik
13. Richard
14. Pieter
15. Eric
16. Bart

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Sandra
4. Wendy
5. Esther
6. Monique
7. Miranda
8. Jennifer
9. Elisabeth
10. Saskia
11. Bianca
12. Linda
13. Judith
14. Cindy
15. Patricia
16. Tamara

• Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 13.7 million citizens.
• April 1 » Apple Inc. is formed by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne in Cupertino, California, USA.
• April 13 » Forty workers die in an explosion at the Lapua ammunition factory, the deadliest accidental disaster in modern history in Finland.
• June 27 » Air France Flight 139 (Tel Aviv-Athens-Paris) is hijacked en route to Paris by the PLO and redirected to Entebbe, Uganda.
• July 1 » Portugal grants autonomy to Madeira.
• July 4 » The U.S. celebrates its Bicentennial.
• November 15 » René Lévesque and the Parti Québécois take power to become the first Quebec government of the 20th century clearly in favor of independence.

The temperature on April 28, 1976 was between -0.3 °C and 9.2 °C and averaged 4.5 °C. There was 11.3 hours of sunshine (77%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.